Designed by Marco Sodano for a Lego campaign that states all children can be authentic artist using LEGO’s, these awesome lego inspired textures recreate some of histories most famous masterpieces. From Van Gogh’s popular self portrait to Girl with a Pearl Earring by Joannes Vermeer, each image has been recreated as 17 x 25 lego pixel art pieces.

The houses name ‘18.36.54‘ derives from the 18 planes, 36 points, and 54 lines that makeup the house. The home was designed by Daiel Libeskind, and is situated on 54 acres of open land in western Connecticut, overlooking some of the most beautiful landscapes.

The home was designed with this in mind, featuring an outer shell made from clad in mirror-finish bronzed stainless steel, the homes reflective surface emphasizes the environmental changes as weather, time-of-day, and seasons change. The interior cabinetry, finishes, and built-in furniture are all handcrafted from locally harvested oak planks. These elements, as well as subtle changes in the concrete floors elevation, distinguish the kitchen, living, dining, and sleeping areas without separating them, creating am open space with seamless airflow and scenic views.

This figure, situated on 54 bucolic acres in western Connecticut is clad in mirror-finish bronzed stainless steel and, as such, is never experienced the same way twice. Its reflective luster accentuates and exaggerates environmental changes as weather, time-of-day, and seasons turn around it. The interior finishes, cabinetry, and built-in furniture are custom handcrafted from locally harvested oak planks. Circulation throughout the home is seamless and free-flowing, a theme which carries through in the nearly- nonexistent distinction between inside and outside.

Challenging both traditional and modern notions of “the house in the landscape,” this bold design does not sacrifice itself to its natural setting, but selectively incorporates the elements therein for the enhancement of both house and landscape. (Via Ignant)

These amazing ‘GIF-iti’ creations were made by fine artist and designer INSA. These murals are painted and photographed in sequential order to create up to 8 individual frames that are then animated into a motion graphic. This process can take several days as the artist must repaint and compose every frame precisely.

INSA was even invited to travel to Kubuneh Village in Gambia, where he painted these animation murals on several of the structures within the village as part of the Wide Open Walls project. You can find more images and gifs of INSA’s work on his Tumblr. (Via Colossal)

This wonderful home was designed by Hollega Architects and is located in Madrid, Spain. The home houses a single family on a generous 19,375sq. ft. plot of land and has an astounding panoramic view of the city which can be viewed from any one of the large decks that surround the home. Hollega architects have created a house that is both stunning in design, as well as family friendly.

To check out more images and the layout plans of this hose, take a look at the architects website, here. (Via Architizer)

photographs: courtesy of casaresphotographyco-author of the project: Carlota Tamames

The Capsule is a design blog featuring stories, images, and thoughts from various design disciplines including graphic design, technology, illustration, and architecture as seen through the eyes of The Pastilla Institute of Design creative team.
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